When the project was celebrated, everyone lined up to take credit — success has many fathers, failure is an orphan — but when things went wrong, no one wanted to be held responsible.

A person has eyes bigger than one's stomach when one stands before the dessert table.

The tour guide muttered the proverb 'what has been seen cannot be unseen' after the visitors stumbled upon the abandoned asylum.

At the costume party, the inflatable mascot has more chins than a Chinese phonebook and keeps wobbling across the dance floor.

When Ethan warned them about the flood, they ignored him — a prophet has no honor in his own country, and familiarity blinded them to his wisdom.

When she lost her job, she reminded herself that every dark cloud has a silver lining and started learning to code, which eventually led to a better career.

After the crash, everyone joked that the arse has gone clean out of 'er, because the car's rear was completely destroyed.

At the party, one wardrobe malfunction meant the arse has gone right out of 'er, leaving her desperately searching for a jacket.

He warned me—that which has been seen cannot be unseen—and now I can't stop thinking about it.

As the old proverb goes, nothing is said that has not been said before, so instead of trying to be original we should learn from what came before.